I always liked Freddy for one simple reason.
He talked, and shyt he said could be fukking funny.
Jason= Unstoppable Monster who doesn't speak.
Mike Myers= Unstoppable Monster who doesn't speak and has such a shytty explanation as to why he kills(Looking at you Thorn).
Only guy who could of, but didn't reach that was Candyman.
Freddy though it probably the GOAT horror villain. Jigsaw is okay, and to be honest I don't mind the Saw movies(I dig on Shawnee Smith), but the late 70's- early 90's were the boon of horror villains.
Not saying all are good, but you have Pinhead, Candyman, Freddy, Jason, Myers, Leprechaun, CHUD, Critters, Gremlins to work off of.